Jilly Murphy Memorial Scholarship

A $5000 scholarship is being offered to support a project or
person which contributes to improved aviation safety in New
Zealand, particularly in Canterbury.

The scholarship is being offered jointly by Christchurch Airport
and Airways Corporation, in memory of Jilly Murphy, a member of the
Christchurch Airways tower team who died in central Christchurch
during the earthquake of February 22, 2011.

Jilly worked for Airways for 20 years as a highly skilled
controller and was loved and respected by her colleagues at the
airport. Aviation safety was very important to her and her family
is supporting the scholarship because of its focus on that. A
memorial seat has been placed in her honour at the base of the
Airways air traffic control tower at Christchurch Airport.

The scholarship fund may be used for learning, resources,
equipment or to supplement income for a person focussed on aviation
safety. The project could be research, a process, a product or
anything else than enhances aviation safety.